Chapter 11: The Three Strategies of Huang Shi Gong

  Zhao Feng and Zhao Fei's meal lasted for a long time, during which they also chatted a lot. Of course, Zhao Fei didn't tell Zhao Feng about what happened, although he could feel the strong brotherly love from Zhao Feng towards him, but that doesn't mean brothers can't have secrets between them. As long as righteousness is present, keeping some secrets won't hurt anything.

  Living in the 21st century, Zhao Fei found it hard to imagine what "great righteousness" meant in ancient times and how it worked. He struggled to understand why Guan Yu would rather go through five passes and behead six generals just to return to Liu Bei's side, which seemed to have no future prospects at all. But now he understood. If one day something happened to him, Feng Ge and Yun Ge would probably rush to his rescue without hesitation. Looking at Zhao Feng, Zhao Fei felt infinitely satisfied in his heart. Although his journey through time hadn't been marked by any earth-shattering events, being able to experience such fraternal bonds was enough to make him feel content and fulfilled for the rest of his life.

  Having eaten enough, and it's not early anymore. Besides, I promised Xiaoduo to head back earlier. Zhao Fei stood up, patted his own belly contentedly, then bid farewell to Zhao Feng: "Brother, it's getting late now, and I'm already full. Moreover, I promised Doudou to return earlier today to play with her. So I'll take my leave first, let's catch up again tomorrow."

  Seeing Zhao Fei get up, Zhao Feng also got up. Originally wanted to stay with Zhao Fei for a while, but thinking that he still had things to do, nodded and agreed: "Okay, then you go back first, and continue training tomorrow. You take those prey on the ground back home." As he spoke, Zhao Feng pointed at the prey on the ground.

  "That won't do." Zhao Fei hastily declined. "Take just one, how can you take them all?"

  Zhao Feng picked up the prey from the ground and stuffed it into Zhao Fei's hands. "Take it if you want to take it, why so many useless words? And still call me brother? Do I need to make excuses for taking something from my own brother? Besides, if I wanted to eat, I can just go hunting in the woods again." Zhao Feng said with feigned anger, his expression full of playful affection.

  Looking at Zhao Feng's determined eyes, Zhao Fei knew that even if he was making excuses, Zhao Feng would not take back these spoils. He could only reluctantly accept them. "Alright then, brother, I'll take them. I'll thank Father and Mother for you." As he spoke, Zhao Fei also bowed to Zhao Feng.

  "Haha, that's right! That's my good brother!" Zhao Feng laughed heartily and patted Zhao Fei's shoulder. "You're too polite, brother. Alright, you can hurry back home now, I'll clean up here."

  Looking at the remains on the ground, Zhao Fei still felt a bit uneasy, after all, he was the one who ate the most. More than half of the bones on the ground were left by him. Looking at those clean and shiny bones, Zhao Fei couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, rubbing the back of his head, looking a bit silly. "Uh..."

  "Whatever, you can go back now. You've eaten so much, it's time to exercise." Zhao Feng said nonchalantly, noticing Zhao Fei's embarrassment.

  "Alright then, brother you're busy, I'll head home first." Zhao Fei understood Zhao Feng's meaning and didn't pretend to be polite, turning around and walking out.

  Arrived at the gate of the house, pushed open the door and entered the courtyard. Saw Li Shi was busy in the yard while Duo Er was fiddling with something on one side.

  Mr. Li heard the sound at the door, so he looked up and saw that it was Zhao Fei bringing something in. He asked: "Is Fei back? What's that in your hand?"

  Zhao Fei walked towards the hospital while explaining to Li Shi: "This was hunted by Feng Ge, he said he couldn't eat it all, so he asked me to bring it here for you and Father." After finishing speaking, he put down the things in his hands.

  "What's wrong with you, child? Ah Feng and Ah Yun have taken such good care of you, how can you still accept things from others? Hurry up and return it." Li glared at Zhao Fei, unable to help but scold.

  Zhao Fei heard Li's complaints and felt helpless. He shook his head and said to Li, "I also said I didn't want it, but Brother Fei forced me to take it. I had no choice either. And Brother Feng said this was for you and your father, saying it was a token of goodwill. I couldn't refuse either."

  When Zhao Fei said that, Li Shi couldn't bear to say anything else. She could only nod and say: "Then you must thank your mother and father for me, Xiaofeng and Xiaoyun are not easy either. They often take care of our family, take care of you, in the future when you have a good life, you must never forget them."

  After hearing Mr. Li's words, Zhao Fei couldn't help but curl his lips in his heart. "Just looking at Zhao Yun's achievements later on, do I need to take care of him? As long as your son doesn't drag others down, that's good enough." Of course, these words could only be muttered in Zhao Fei's heart.

  "Don't worry, Mother. I won't do those ungrateful things. I know the kindness that Feng Ge and Yun Ge have shown me. Alright, Mother, you take these inside, I'll go keep Duer company." With that, he walked towards Duer.

  Li listened and nodded in satisfaction towards Zhao Fei, then got up to take the prey that Zhao Fei had put on the ground into the house.

  "What's wrong, Duer? Don't welcome your brother?" Zhao Fei came to Duer's side and said with a smile. This little girl clearly knew she was back, but didn't react at all, obviously pouting.

  "Hmm." As expected, Duan saw that after listening to Zhao Fei's words, she didn't even react and simply hummed a soft "hmm" before turning her head away.

  Looking at Duo'er like this, Zhao Fei was very helpless. He could only stroke Duo'er's head and softly comfort her. "Okay, okay, brother is back to accompany you now. Don't be angry anymore. Brother will play with you."

  Kids, their anger comes quickly and goes just as fast. Upon hearing Zhao Fei say this, Duo'er lifted her head to face him and said: "Alright, I forgive you." Then she sternly warned: "Next time if you do something like that again, I really won't care about you anymore."

  "Uh-huh, there won't be a next time." Zhao Fei gently stroked Duo Er's head.

  Li walked out of the house and looked at Zhao Feng and Duo'er playing in the yard, smiling with satisfaction.

  The days passed one by one, and Zhao Fei's life was also very fulfilling. In the morning, he went to the village chief's place to read books, while in the afternoon, he went to Zhao Feng's house to practice martial arts. Gradually, Zhao Fei had undergone some changes, his body became stronger than before, and his bookish flavor became more intense. When reading books, he would nod his head and swing his brain, having a strong scholarly taste. Looking at Zhao Fei's progress, the village chief smiled secretly every day, thinking that he had taken in a talented student. Indeed, although Zhao Fei was just an ordinary otaku in the 21st century, he had the cultural foundation of two thousand years later and had some basis. Moreover, when encountering problems he didn't understand, he would ask questions, so he made rapid progress during this period. And sometimes, he could even come up with unique insights that made the village chief admire him.

  Just as the village chief was admiring Zhao Fei, Zhao Fei was also admiring the village chief. He couldn't help but think that a small village chief could have such profound knowledge. How many unknown great talents had been buried in history?

  The village head looked at the time and found that it was already late, so he put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said to Zhao Fei: "Little Fei, it's getting late, you can go back first. You've made great progress recently, and there's not much left for me to teach you."

  "A student's progress is entirely dependent on a teacher's good guidance." Zhao Fei stood up and bowed deeply to the village chief.

  "Fei'er, you're not just being humble, if it wasn't for your real talent, no matter how much I taught you, you wouldn't have achieved what you have today. Ah, Fei'er, wait a moment, I have something to give you." The village elder turned around and went into the house, then came out with three bamboo scrolls after a while. Looking at Zhao Fei, he said: "This is my treasure for many years, called 'Huang Shi Gong San Lue', which is said to be written by Huang Shi Gong, a hermit of the Han Dynasty. This book is as famous as 'Six Strategies' and is a well-known military book. However, it focuses on the description of the country's politics and military strategy, different from other military books. It combines some ideas from various schools of thought and specializes in strategic military books." The village elder paused for a moment before continuing: "In 'The Book of Taishi Gong, Liu Hou Shi Jia', it is recorded that Liu Hou Zhang Liang was able to help the High Ancestor obtain the world because of this book. I see your ambition is not small, so I will give you this book, hoping you will study it carefully and achieve great things in the future." After finishing speaking, he handed over the three bamboo scrolls in his hand to Zhao Fei.